| Subjectivity in Troubadour Poetry Contributor(s): Kay, Sarah (Author), Sarah, Kay (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521372380 ISBN-13: 9780521372381 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $131.10 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 1990 Annotation: The medieval troubadours of the South of France profoundly influenced European literature for many centuries. This book is the first full-length study of the first-person subject position adopted by many of them in its relation to language and society. Using modern theoretical approaches, Sarah Kay discusses to what extent this first person is a "self" or "character," and how far it is self-determining. Kay draws on a wide range of troubadour texts, providing many close readings and translating all medieval quotations into English. Her book will be of interest both to scholars of medieval literature, and to anyone investigating subjectivity in lyric poetry. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Poetry - Literary Criticism | European - French - Literary Criticism | Medieval |
| Dewey: 849.100 |
| LCCN: 90001535 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in American Literature and Culture |
| Physical Information: 0.93" H x 5.86" W x 8.86" (1.15 lbs) 276 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Cultural Region - French |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The medieval troubadours of the South of France profoundly influenced European literature for many centuries. This book is the first full-length study of the first-person subject position adopted by many of them in its relation to language and society. Using modern theoretical approaches, Sarah Kay discusses to what extent this first person is a self or character, and how far it is self-determining. Kay draws on a wide range of troubadour texts, providing many close readings and translating all medieval quotations into English. Her book will be of interest both to scholars of medieval literature, and to anyone investigating subjectivity in lyric poetry. |